No student is permitted in the laboratory without the instructor being present.

Each student must havehis/her own lab coatandlab bookandsafety gogglesin

the lab. Old books are not acceptable.

(Students can get the lab books and safety goggles from Halil Memis (Room: B-02) and the lab coats from General Chemistry Lab.)
No one is permitted in the laboratory with bare feet, sandals, or shoes (with exposed toes) which do not provide adequate
foot coverage.
Students with hair shoulder length or longer should tiewith a hairclip. You cannot use beret, hat, turban, etc
No unauthorized experiments are to be performed in the laboratory.
Do not eat food, drink beverages, or chew gum in the laboratory.
Report all injuries (cuts, burns) to the laboratory instructor immediately.
Know the location of fire extinguishers and fire blankets.
Know the emergency evacuation route.
Leave glassware clean and dry at the close of each laboratory period. Wash and wipe desktop with paper towels. Be sure
that gas and water are off. Each student is responsible for cleaning up spilled chemicals or broken glassware.
Read the label twice before taking anything from a container.
Do not take the reagent bottles away from their places. Carry liquids to your bench in clean test tubes or beakers and carry
solids in clean beakers or on weighing paper.
Take the exact amount of reagent indicated. Larger amounts will not be more effective and may lead to uncontrollable
reactions.
Never return unused chemicals to stock bottles. Dispose properly.
Never use one pipette for different chemicals.Do not insert your pipette or dropper into the reagent bottles. Use the one
that is designated (labeled) for that reagent.
Discard all water-insoluble solids and organic chemicals in the special containers that are provided.
Discard any broken glass in broken glass collector, which is labeled as Broken Glass Only.
Never throw matches, litmus paper or any solid waste into the sink
Never discard any liquid containing chemicals into the sink without your assistants permission.
When heating a test tube, never point the mouth of the tube toward yourself or anyone else. Some chemicals may eject
violently when they start to boil.
Never pick up hot objects with your hands. After heating glassware or crucibles place the item on a wire gauze to cool.
To insert glass tubing through a rubber stopper, lubricate the tube and stopper with water or vaseline. Use a cloth or paper
towel to protect your hand and hold the tubing near the end to be inserted.
If an acid is to be diluted, pour acid slowly into the water with constant stirring.Never add water to acid.
Any chemical spilled on your eye should be washed off with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes at the eye wash. Notify
an instructor immediately.
Any chemicals spilled on the skin should be washed off immediately and the skin should be flooded with water for several
minutes. Notify an instructor immediately.
Never taste any laboratory chemicals.
Never inhale gaseous fumes or position your noise directly above the sample. If you need to determine the odor of a gas,
gently fan a small amount of the vapor toward your nose with your hand.

LABORATORY SAFETY RULES

AND REGULATIONS